Soul Read by a Pensioner

This hand cropped up during Saturday's £75 game at Aspers.. A well known pensioner who will remain nameless raises in 2nd position from 100 to 500, i call in position with pocket sixes.

The flop comes down A 6 8 rainbow. Normally the ace gets me paid in this situation but with such a big raise pre, i don't think she has an ace, unless she's holding pocket aces, which is unlikely. Joan, shit, i mean 'pensioner' checks. I bet 600 (into 1150), she calls.

The turn comes an 8, giving me a house and Joan checks once again. I bet 1600 (into 2350), she calls.

The river comes the biggest bitch of a card i've ever witnessed, an 8. Now all of a sudden, Joan likes her hand and bets out 1500. Im left shaking my head, knowing im beating absolutely nothing at this point. If i thought i could get her off the hand i'd have shoved, but if she's not passing when she has two pair with an over card on the table, she certainly isnt passing a house. I fold showing my hand and Joan shows me pocket 10s.. .. .. .. ..

I can't for the life of me figure out why she bets that river, unless she put me on exactly the hand i had..

As i slam my cards into the muck she comes out with this pearler: "eee well, you only had a pair of sixes..."

My response was simply: "...wow..."